Month: September 2014

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assault battery Homicide Personal Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Wrongful Death

Babysitter Arrested for Suspicion of Child Abuse

Child Abuse Cases in Phoenix

Babysitter Arrested for Three Counts of Child Abuse

 

When you ask someone to babysit your children you would expect them to be well taken care of. However, now days it’s pretty hard to tell who is really going to be watching your children and what will happen while they are under someone else’s care. A thirty-nine year old babysitter has been arrested by the Tempe police on the suspicion of three counts of child abuse. There is an ongoing investigation following the death of a fourteen month old little boy. The baby had a broken arm as well as some other injuries, according to the police authorities.

 

The suspect in this child abuse case is Robert Reynolds. Robert happens to be the boyfriend of the baby’s mother, According to Lt. Mike Pooley from the Tempe Police. The mother left her fourteen month old son, Juantio Valenzuela with Robert on Sunday morning as she left for work that day. Lt. Pooley would not release the mother’s name at this time however he did say that she was a maid at a local motel.

 

Lt. Pooley’s Statment about the Child Abuse Case

The baby had obvious signs of trauma to his head and body to include a fractured arm.

 

According to the Tempe police, they had responded to a 911 call at around 5 o’clock in the evening. The call was for a baby that had not been breathing and was located in a mobile home in the 1600 block of East Apache Boulevard. They quickly took the baby to the hospital, however the baby was pronounced dead.

 

Lt. Pooley stated that Robert was caring for two other young children of his own at the time. Robert is said to have been living with the children in the mobile home. There is no reason to believe that Robert’s own children were abused at this time.  Robert at first told the baby’s mother that he had fell and hit his head earlier that morning… when the baby was found unresponsive that afternoon, he then called his aunt for her help, however according to the police Robert did not want to call the police or fire departments for help.

 

The actual cause of the young child’s death is still unknown at this time. It’s being investigated while they are waiting for the report from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office. Robert is wanted for a minor traffic warrant for driving on a suspended license.

 

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2014/09/11/tempe-arrest-boyfriend-babys-death/15463417/

 

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Woman Almost Attacked Outside of Local Walgreens

Woman Almost Attacked Outside of Local Walgreens

Woman Barely Escapes Being Attacked at Local Walgreens

 

Times are getting hard for people. It’s really not safe to travel alone. It’s horrible you can’t even go to the local Walgreens without being attacked by someone. On Wednesday a lady was almost attacked by a man outside of a Walgreens pharmacy. According to the police department, A man had followed a woman to her car and then threatened to handcuff her.

 

Police said that a woman had noticed that a man was sitting on a bench outside of the pharmacy before she went inside the store around 11:37 in the morning.. The Walgreens was located close to Greenway and Dysart Roads. The footage from the security camera from the inside of the store showed that the man was walking into the store just a few minutes after the lady did. The man left thirty seconds after she left, according to the police. As the suspect was in the store he asked the store clerk to page someone for him.

 

Woman Escapes Man Stalking her Outside of Walgreens Pharmacy

 

The woman then got into her car and immediately locked the doors. She then noticed that the suspect was approaching her. That poor woman must have been terrified! The suspect then began pulling on the passenger door handle trying to get into her car. The man even took out a pair of handcuffs and told the poor scared woman that he would actually put them on her if she did not open the door.  Luckily the woman knew better and quickly just drove away. She immediately called 911. The suspect is being described as a male of the Hispanic or Native American descent. He appeared to be in his late forties. So ladies, becareful out there!

 

Source : https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/el-mirage/police-woman-was-almost-attacked-in-parking-lot-of-el-mirage-pharmacy

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Woman Shoots Burglar After Breaking Into Her Home

Woman Shoots Man After Breaking Into Her Home

Woman Defends Herself Against Burglar

 

Times are hard and people are even rougher these days. Break-ins and violence is on the rise and there’s nothing law enforcement can do about it until it already happens. People need a way to protect themselves from people trying to harm them, so when a widow shoots a man for breaking into her home and threatening her, then I say “Heck Yea!”. No one should be afraid to live in their own home.

 

Local NEWS was able to hear the 911 recording of the moments from the incident. The widow had to huddle in her bathroom and hide as she was confronted by the burglar. The woman then shot the man who is being charged with breaking into her home. The woman was on the phone with the 911 before, during and after the shooting. She remained on the phone until authorities were able to arrive.

 

Woman Protects Herself The Right Way

 

Police investigators say that the forty-seven year old homeowner did everything right. She called 911, armed herself and hide. Just what they would want her to do. On the recording you can hear the whole scary scene play out.  The break in and shooting happened back on May 6th. After twenty year old Michael Lewis stayed in the hospital for a month for his gunshot wound recovery, he was arraigned in June.

 

Luckily for the widow, her husband wanted her to be safe and taught her how to shoot the .38 caliber handgun. According to the News, on the recording you could hear her yell to the 911 dispatcher that the suspect had beat on her before she shot him.

 

Michael Lewis didn’t argue the charges. He pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary as well as aggravated assault. He was granted bond and now is waiting for sentencing on September 15th, which is just days away. This will be the first time the burglary victim will see her assaulter since the night of the attempted burglary.  Hopefully this story will inspire other people to take some gun control classes and learn how to protect themselves as well. Or perhaps this might warn other burglars to think twice before trying to rob someone, you never know who might be waiting for you.

 

Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/09/03/12-news-homeowner-shoots-intruder-on-911-audio/14989333/

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Homicide Wrongful Death

Man Charged With Several Charges in Kidnapping 8 Yrs Old Girl

Man Charged With Several Charges in Kidnapping 8 Yrs Old Girl

Man Arrested for Disappearance of 8 Year Old Little Girl

 

A man is in some serious trouble after being previously questioned in the disappearance of an eight year old little girl. The man has now been booked into the Mohave County Jail for the following charges: first-degree murder, kidnapping, as well as shoplifting. That poor little girl.

 

Chief Brian Williamson from the Bullhead City Police, confirmed that twenty-six year old Justin James Rector was indeed taken into custody for the above charges including the death of the eight year old Isabella Grogan-Cannella. The innocent little girl was reported missing last Tuesday. According to the local authorities, on Wednesday Isabella’s lifeless body was found in a shallow grave near her home. Rector was taken into custody on Thursday.

 

Family Friend Murders 8 Year Old Little Girl

 

According to chief Williamson, Rector was a family friend that had been visiting and staying with the family at their home for a few days. Isabella was last seen with Rector at around 11:30 on Monday night. She was seen by her ten year old sister with the boy. Isabella was reported missing around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

 

Chief Williamson also said that Rector had went to the local Walmart to shoplift some shoes, underwear, and a shirt to change into. Rector admitted to actually hiding his old outfit along the highway. Rector was first arrested for the shoplifting and then held in the jail so that the investigators could look into Isabella’s disappearance. The detectives were able to find the shoes and shirt, as well as the surveillance video from the store which showed the evidence of Rector shoplifting. Rector had at first told the investigators that he had gone to a friends house after leaving Isabella’s home, however they were unable to confirm that. The investigators did find a set of show prints at the site where Isabella’s body was found. The shoe prints did match Rector’s old shoes.

 

The court documents read that Isabella was found in the same shirt she was wearing when she went missing, however she was found not wearing anything on her lower half. They are going to preform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Rector didn’t deny killing the 8 year old Isabella, he did say he couldn’t talk about it and wanted an attorney.

 

According to the investigators, they aren’t sure of a motive for the girl’s murder. The investigation is ongoing at this time and police are unsure of future charges or arrests at this time. There were several other people at the house when Isabella disappeared.  Child Protective Services are also involved, but it is unsure what for at this time.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/other/man-arrested-in-bullhead-city-missing-girl-case

 

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Woman Escapes After Her Boyfriend Duct-Tapped Her

Woman Escapes After Her Boyfriend Duct-Tapped and Choked Her

Woman Escapes After Her Boyfriend Duct Tapes and Chokes Her

 

Luckily a woman managed to escape this morning after her boyfriend allegedly duct taped and choked her. Why on earth would someone do that to a significant other? All because of an argument, according to the Phoenix Police Department. How crazy is this? I can’t believe all of the cruel things people are doing these days.

 

According to the police, the said woman got into a fight with her boyfriend that was living with her in their home which is near Cave Creek and Bell Roads. This argument started over her talking to another man. Jealously issues much? Anyways, the boyfriend then allegedly tied her up with duct tape and choked her. He also threatened to take her to the desert to kill her. That’s pretty extreme just because she talked to another man.

 

Woman Manages to Escape Boyfriend

 

Luckily, the poor woman got away from the duct tape and was able to run to a bar which is just across the street from their home. She still had the duct tape on her as she entered the bar, according to the Phoenix Police. The male suspect followed however he returned home, where there were reportedly several guns. The customers in the bar were able to check on the victim woman to see if she was ok.

 

According to the Phoenix Police, The woman was immediately taken to the local hospital where she had to be treated for her injuries. The suspect is still ” at large”.  Due to the possibility that the male suspect might have access to weapons in the home, there has been a tactical unit called in to serve the search warrant where they did recover the evidence.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/woman-escapes-after-boyfriend-duct-tapes-chokes-her

 

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Trial Beginning For Man Who Is Charged With Mailing Bomb

Trial Beginning For Man Who Is Charged With Mailing Bomb

Homemade Bomb Maker Case Goes to Trial

 

Today a jury selection is starting to begin for the Oklahoma man who allegedly (and was charged with) mailing an inoperable homemade bomb to the Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio. Of course, Gregory Lynn Shrader has pleaded not guilty to the “federal charges” against him. Gregory is from Jay, Oklahoma. Doesn’t seem like a sweet Oklahoman could be so cruel as to send a bomb to someone, however it’s really hard to tell who is a criminal these days.
The police investigators found the bomb back in April of 2013. The bomb was at a mail collection box unit located in Flagstaff. The bomb was made of “smokeless powder, wires, a battery, and a pressure-release switch attached to its lid”.

 

Homemade Bomb is a Dud

Police investigators soon figured out that the homemade bomb was really inoperable. However, there was some black powder inside of the box and that could have exploded or ignited in a flash fire. Thankfully whoever made the bomb didn’t do it well, or perhaps they just wanted to scare Officer Arpaio. Either way, the suspect Gregory is now going to trial for his cruel actions. After their investigation the police were able to disable the dud of a bomb.

 

Some evidence police have already gathered is that a woman had witnessed and even drove Gregory Shrader to northern Arizona. She saw Gregory place the parcel into the mailbox and he was wearing surgical-type gloves at the time he placed the box inside of the mail.

 

People get away with a lot of things these days. There’s nothing that you can’t find on the internet or television. This is good for entertainment however it’s not good for the community or the crime rate. With a witness, it doesn’t seem like Mr. Shrader will be getting away with his homemade bomb threat.

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/gregory-lynn-shrader-update-trial-to-begin-for-man-accused-of-mailing-bomb

 

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